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We will cover the telecommunications ecosystem composed of service providers, network equipment manufacturers, and mobile. While the originators of the blog are from IBM Rational it will not be limited to that in scope.

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We've posted a few thoughts about quality throughout the design life-cycle for telco providers as well as equipment manufacturers. I like to think of quality as a life-cycle thing, in that testing can be done throughout the development cycle of software whether its service oriented or embedded. Some of the thoughts I've posted can be found in a previous quality post here I wanted to bring your attention to an event we are having April 18th, where you will be given an in-depth look into how Rational approaches quality, particularly in the... [More]

A recent discussion with one of our System Architect has brought up a very interesting comparison: how telecom networks are really a big SCADA system. For those unfamiliar with the term, SCADA stands for "Supervisory, Control, and Data Acquisition". These systems are common within certain industries such as utilities (e.g., power or water distribution) and plant operations (e.g., power or manufacturing). These systems are put in place so that, from a central location (e.g., a power distribution network's control centre or a plant's... [More]